PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Richard (ranked 325 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Dean Stomp (ranked 30 p4p, 103 weight class). Stomp has chosen 80/20SKYBEEF as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dean Stomp was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Richard
vs
Stomp

160 cm
27
146
11 - 1 - 0

150 cm
26
147
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Stomp!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stomp shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stomp showed some decent athleticism there.
Richard is trying to control but can't.
Stomp is pressing down on Richard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Richard is holding on for now.
Stomp passes the guard and advances to mount!
Richard is controlling an arm, preventing Stomp from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Stomp has hold of Richard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Richard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richard is looking to escape.
Stomp wants to control but instead Richard manages to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Richard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Richard is trying to control the position but Stomp postures up.
Stomp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stomp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard trying to control the position.
Stomp controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Richard keeping full guard, as Stomp tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Richard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stomp wants to control from the top but Richard keeps moving.
Stomp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.
Richard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stomp pushing down on Richard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richard trying to hold on to Stomp's head to control him but Stomp postures up.
Stomp wants to free his trapped foot but Richard is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard gets back to full guard.
Richard trying to keep a closed guard but Stomp is proving a slippery customer.
Stomp pushing down on Richard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stomp passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Richard!
Stomp is looking to work his way around to Richard's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Stomp can't control as he wanted to and Richard manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Stomp is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard manages to get to full guard.
Stomp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.

Richard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stomp trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stomp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Stomp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Stomp goes for a double leg but Richard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Richard continues to drive forward.
Stomp shoots for a double leg takedown but Richard sprawls well. He's pushed Stomp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stomp fails with a takedown attempt.
Small Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stomp.
Stomp fails with the takedown.
Richard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stomp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stomp darts in looking for a takedown but Richard gets double underhooks and turns Stomp into the cage.
Richard throws a jab when Stomp was well out of range.
Stomp slips a jab from Richard.
Stomp fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomp tries for a takedown but Richard circles away easily

so Richard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Stomp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Stomp working for a triangle but Richard defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richard stands up over Stomp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richard trying to control the position from guard on top but Stomp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stomp is adopting a defensive guard.
Stomp looking for a sweep. Not yet Stomp, not yet.
Dean Stomp has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stomp seems keen to control Richard's posture.
Richard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richard wants to control from the top but Stomp keeps moving.

Stomp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Richard trying to control but Stomp is working from the bottom.
Stomp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richard is one step ahead there.
Stomp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard is controlling Stomp's trapped leg to prevent Stomp from advancing to side control.

Stomp is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stomp.
Stomp stalling away here and it's allowed Richard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've been informed that Stomp has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Richard can't keep his opponent in guard - Stomp advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Richard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stomp's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stomp's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stomp tries to escape but Richard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Richard trying to control.
Richard keeps control of the position as Stomp tries to break free.
Richard controlling the position well here. Stomp rolled but Richard kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stomp breaks Richard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Richard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stomp misses with a takedown attempt - Richard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stomp fails with a takedown attempt.
Stomp slips a jab from Richard.
Stomp dives in and grabs Richard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richard pushes down on Stomp's head and hops out.
Small Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stomp.
Richard throws the left hand but Stomp avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stomp.

Richard shoots in and gets a takedown into Stomp's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Richard is controlling Stomp's trapped leg to prevent Stomp from advancing to side control.
Richard wants to control but Stomp is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Richard.

Stomp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Richard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stomp has managed to get both his arms back between Richard's legs - danger averted.

Richard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stomp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.
Richard is trying to keep Stomp in close.

Richard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stomp defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stomp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stomp advances to half guard.
Stomp works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stomp moves to the back.

Stomp tightening his grip on Richard, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard turns into Stomp and is now in his guard.
Stomp keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
Stomp wants to improve his position but instead Richard has moved into half guard.
Richard winds up and cracks Stomp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Richard.
Stomp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stomp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richard is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stomp has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stomp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stomp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stomp looking to control but Richard passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richard wants to pass the guard but Stomp is defending well.
Richard wants to take a breather but Stomp is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Small Richard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Small Richard!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Small Richard!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Small Richard!

Small Richard wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Small Richard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.